Features

If electric cars and hybrids are the future, then Forest Park automotive technology students need to know how to work on them. […]

As the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact the lives of Americans for the foreseeable future, Richelle Herron has a renewed sense of purpose. The 38-year-old will graduate with an associate’s degree in nursing from St. Louis Community College in May, despite the fact that her life was turned upside down in mid-March, when her family was attacked by COVID-19. […]

As you walk into the gallery, the first thing you see is Josh Rowen’s artwork on the far back wall. His five photographs of a dying glacier in Alaska are meant to call attention to a world suffering from climate change. […]

Debra Hutcherson hung between life and death after a car crash 18 years ago. Now the Forest Park student and student worker is sharing the story of her “near-death experience.” […]

The Forest Park theater department will present the play “God of Carnage” this month at the Mildred E. Bastian Center for the Performing Arts on campus. The Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including Best Play, and received three nominations in 2009. […]

One of Forest Park’s employees is leading a double life. By day, he’s a chef-in-training, taking classes through the culinary arts program. By night, he’s a police officer, keeping watch over the campus and its students. Dave Jost, 50, balances the roles masterfully, blending his love of law enforcement and passion for cooking. That’s because the mix is nothing new. […]

Jasmine Armstrong isn’t just a college student with a part-time job. She’s an entrepreneur with her own smoothie business, or as she puts it, an “infused-beverage company.” Armstrong founded the business, called “JiggaJuicedUp,” last September. “It started with my personal fashion style, Jigga,” said Armstrong, 24, a business major. “Then I wanted to embark on something else. I didn’t want to limit myself to one idea. […]

Forest Park students need only cross the street to enjoy a fresh meal and hand-crafted beer, and they can get a 10% discount with a St. Louis Community College ID card. Brew Hub Taproom opened at 5656 Oakland Ave. in March of last year. It replaced the Highland Pub & Grill. […]

By Joshua Phelps The Scene staff Jennifer Nichole Williams has been suffering from asthma since childhood, but it wasn’t until four years ago that she became familiar with the term “respiratory therapist.” “I didn’t realize […]

Gloria Williams earned a bachelor’s degree, worked in health care, raised three sons and self-published four books before enrolling in the culinary arts program at Forest Park last spring. […]